What could be the possible reasons that mythology and folklore persist in this
age of reason? .... national ethos be preserved in music, painting, literature, law,
and science lest the permanent element of ... Both fabricate works of art in a
sense.

Artists of western Asia are heirs to the first civilizations known to man, and their ...
Western Asia is the source of many myths and legends, and each country has its
favorites, stories that have become integral to the literary culture of each nation.